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Story summary
- Vauxhall shut its Luton plant and shifted production to Turkey.
- The closure left many former Luton workers unemployed while Bedford agencies offered mostly minimum-wage jobs.
- Commentators Jonathan Hauxwell Crosshills and Ian Osborne argue the shutdown illustrates zero-hours contracts and weak worker protections.
- Reporter Aditya Chakrabortty notes proposals to nationalise production.
- Reporter Aditya Chakrabortty also reports a suggestion to convert the vacant site into a drone factory.
